Mastodawn

The research fairy

Smartphones need a button for "lock the screen but show what's currently on it and don't allow swiping through other things in my photo gallery or changing apps and don't dim the screen or show notifications or anything until I unlock it because I'm passing around a photo and some people have poor smartphone etiquette."

The research fairy Jan 6, 2018

Everyone please read these thread before adding another response

The question has been answered several times!

cdr Jan 6, 2018

@bgcarlisle
weird, I don't see any mention of Ninja Snap:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.cosmos.ninjasnap

Ninja Snap – Applications Android sur Google Play

Blague à vos amis qui aiment à regarder vos photos indésirables.

MOVED TO [email protected]Jan 5, 2018

@bgcarlisle there was a thing for this in the Android 4.2 settings, but I forget what it was

The research fairy Jan 5, 2018

@vantablack Is that so?

MOVED TO [email protected]Jan 5, 2018

@bgcarlisle Interaction Control, was a thing with Samsung phones :D

The research fairy Jan 5, 2018

@vantablack Amazing. It's on my phone!

*MOVED* See pinned toot.Jan 5, 2018

@bgcarlisle What you're describing is a printout, and I'm not entirely opposed to this idea.

Ken Jan 6, 2018

@bgcarlisle you mean like the iOS Guided Access feature?

The research fairy Jan 6, 2018

@kenrachynski See the rest of the convo!

Ken Jan 6, 2018

@bgcarlisle oh hey. I don’t think the rest of the convo showed up when I replied. Missed a refresh, I guess.

cykros Jan 6, 2018

@bgcarlisle It's called screen pinning, and they already do it.

Android: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/ho-to-pin-apps-in-android-5-lollipop/

iOS: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2921718/security/2-easy-ways-to-child-proof-your-android-or-ios-device.html

#screen-pinning

How to 'Pin' apps in Android 5.0 Lollipop

You can lock your device to a single app with a new feature in Lollipop called Screen Pinning.